Last May's Bridgetown Comedy Festival didn't lack for jaw-dropping moments. But none quite compared to a one-liner—not even a complete sentence—from Emo Philips. On the Doug Fir stage during Set List, ...

Emo Philips will take the Penguins Comedy Club stage at the Olympic South Side Theater in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. (Emo Philips) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using ...

Yo La Tengo played their first of eight sold out Hanukkah shows at Maxwell’s last night (12/8) with opening sets by a reunited The Raybeats and comedian Emo Philips, and the mixtape made by Tom ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Emo Philips has been described by Jay Leno as “the best joke writer in America,” & ...

It may surprise those who remember Emo Philips from his white-hot 1980s days to learn that Downers Grove’s favorite son is still performing stand-up comedy and, at 56, still doing it the same way: as ...

Emo Philips and his car have covered a lot of miles over his long career. The comedian has spent more than 30 years doing stand-up. Phillips gets lots of props for his joke writing skills. And he’s ...

The last time I was this close to comedian Emo Philips was 30 years ago. He was performing in front of a few dozen people in the basement of a Jake’s Pizza Parlor in Lisle, a western suburb of Chicago ...

In 11 Questions, The A.V. Club asks interesting people 11 interesting questions—and then asks them to suggest one for our next interviewee. Emo Philips boasts one of the most unique voices in ...

GREEN LAKE - Frequent guest comedian Tim Cavanagh is returning to the Thrasher Opera House for two evenings, and along with him, the return of fellow comedian Emo Philips. The two will take the ...

`I just returned from Wisconsin,” Emo Philips was saying. “And I figured out Wisconsin is an Indian word meaning `Yes, I will have butter on that.’ Astoundingly heavy people.” Emo is like a box of ...